Erskine B. Bowles

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Nov. 28, 2012

Erskine B Bowles, President Bill Clinton’s former chief of staff, and former Republican Sen Alan K Simpson have been discussing budgets and baselines in an improbable buddy act, as some business groups pay them $40,000 each per appearance; they have been touring the country, perfecting a sort of Off Broadway show that has kept their bipartisan fiscal commission's recommendations alive, since its perceived failure in 2010. MORE

A gala held at the Museum of American Finance in Manhattan to honor William B. Harrison Jr., former chairman and chief executive of JPMorgan Chase, attracted a number of old-school Wall Street celebrities.

For all the talk about the uncertainty of fiscal problems and new financial regulations, the fact is that businesses have long operated in uncertain times, capitalizing on the weakness to uncover opportunities.